{"schema":"hottub-news/story/v1","story":"st_x3ao2iyahwf7bidgvxza","title":"'Hand it over!' - Rio Ferdinand demands Joleon Lescott return Premier League medal as Man Utd legend calls for Man City titles to be stripped after guilty verdict","title_en":null,"outlets":1,"brief":null,"page":"https://hottub.news/stories/hand-it-over-rio-ferdinand-demands-joleon-lescott-return-premier-league-x3ao2iyahw","count":1,"items":[{"id":"n_x3ao2iyahwf7bidgvxza","seq":610351,"kind":"article","title":"'Hand it over!' - Rio Ferdinand demands Joleon Lescott return Premier League medal as Man Utd legend calls for Man City titles to be stripped after guilty verdict","url":"https://www.yardbarker.com/soccer/articles/hand_it_over_rio_ferdinand_demands_joleon_lescott_return_premier_league_medal_as_man_utd_legend_calls_for_man_city_titles_to_be_stripped_after_guilty_verdict/s1_17790_44362584","summary":"Manchester City are bracing for severe sanctions after being found guilty of the vast majority of their 115 financial charges. While an appeal is virtually certain, the club faces unprecedented punishments, ranging from points deductions and heavy fines to the potential stripping of major honours.","published":"2026-09-29T05:42:31Z","seen":"2026-09-29T07:53:43Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-yardbarker-com-1134cf","name":"yardbarker.com","domain":"yardbarker.com"},"via":"kite-yardbarker-com-1134cf","topics":["soccer","manchester city","rio ferdinand"],"authors":["author"],"entities":[{"id":"Q483417","name":"Rio Ferdinand","type":"person"},{"id":"Q215841","name":"Joleon Lescott","type":"person"},{"id":"Q18656","name":"Manchester United F.C.","type":"org"},{"id":"Q50602","name":"Manchester City F.C.","type":"org"}],"image":"http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/3/d3c3491e0bf1412963f361d05b1c47d2dcd86775/thumb_16x9/GettyImages-2295061946.jpg","story":"st_x3ao2iyahwf7bidgvxza","category":"sport","category_p":0.8399999737739563,"sentiment":"negative","tone":-0.25999999046325684,"political":0.07999999821186066}]}